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Cabinet
Cabinet approves declaration of 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
The date is the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda
Week long celebrations from 15th November to 22nd November 2021 to celebrate and commemorate glorious history of tribal people, culture and achievements
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today has approved declaration of 15th November as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas dedicated to the memory of brave tribal freedom fighters so that coming generations could know about their sacrifices about the country. India’s freedom struggle was strengthened by several movements by tribal communities such as Santhals, Tamars, Kols, Bhils, Khasis and Mizos to name a few. The revolutionary movements and struggles organized by the tribal communities were marked by their immense courage and supreme sacrifice. Tribal movements in different regions of the country against the British colonial rule got linked with the national freedom struggle and inspired Indians all over the country. However, the public at large is not much aware about these tribal heroes. Pursuant to the speech of Hon’ble Prime Minister on Independence Day of 2016, Government of India has sanctioned 10 tribal freedom fighter museums across the country.
The date is the birth anniversary of Sri Birsa Munda who is revered as Bhagwan by tribal communities across the country. Birsa Munda fought bravely against the country against the exploitative system of the British colonial system and spearheaded movement against British oppression giving a call for ‘Ulgulan’ . The declaration acknowledges the glorious history and cultural heritage of tribal communities. The day will be celebrated every year and would recognize the efforts of the tribals for preservation of cultural heritage and promotion of Indian values of valour, hospitality and national pride. Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum at Ranchi where Birsa Munda breathed his last will be inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister.
Government of India has planned week long celebrations starting from 15th November to 22nd November 2021 to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of glorious history of tribal people, culture and achievements.
As part of the celebration, several activities have been planned jointly with State Governments and the theme behind each activity is to show case the achievements of tribals in Indian Freedom struggle, various welfare measures taken by Government of India in education, health, livelihood, Infrastructure and skill development. The events will also display the unique tribal cultural heritage, their contributions in freedom struggle, practices, rights, traditions, cuisines, health, education and livelihood.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways gears up for the Special campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters - Swachhta Campaign 3.0
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways  is fully committed towards the goals of cleaner and more efficient tomorrow and putting in commensurate efforts to achieve these. During Swachhta Campaign 2.0 during November, 2022 till August 2023 MoPSW has achieved remarkable milestones. All Major ports and other subordinate/attached offices of the Ministry have worked tirelessly in this direction.
Ministry has addressed 340 Public Grievances out of 411; organized 456 cleanliness campaigns which made the surroundings cleaner and more sustainable; around 12425 sq.ft space has been freed up. This Swachhta campaign has also generated revenue of ₹ 25,46,76, 157. In this process 62,612 old files have been identified and weeded.
As decided by DARPG in order to give further impetus to the exercise, the Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways  will also implement the Special Campaign 3.0 from 2- 31st October, 2023 for institutionalizing cleanliness and minimizing pendency. MoPSW and its subordinate/attached offices viz Ports, ALHW, SCI, DGLL, IWAI, SCL SDCL, IPRCL, IPA etc. shall actively participate in the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters  3.0 campaign. During this campaign, special attention will be given to field/outstation offices in addition to the Ministries / Departments and their attached/ subordinate offices.
The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances  would be the nodal Department for monitoring and implementation of the campaign. The Government organised similar Special Campaigns in the years 2021 and 2022 as well.
Ministry of Culture
Students from Andhra Pradesh set off to Punjab as part of cultural, linguistic exchange programme under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat”
The initiative is to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence, Government of India has launched through Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to honour the real heroes of freedom struggle and to convey their great legacy to the present generation in carrying forward the spirit of freedom
Students from Andhra Pradesh set off to Punjab from Visakhapatnam via Vijayawada as part of cultural, linguistic exchange programme between Andhra Pradesh and Punjab under the aegis of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat” initiative.
The students will visit monuments, museums of historical importance pertaining to freedom struggle and participate in sporting events, seminars on traditions and culture under exchange programmes, during their 5-day visit to Punjab.
Commemorating 75 years of India’s Independence, Government of India has launched Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to honour the real heroes of India’s freedom struggle and to carry forward its great legacy.
The Ministry of Education has launched Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat initiative to propagate the rich history of India and cultural diversity of the land that was built around the tenets of non-violence and justice.
Vijayawada Railway Station Director, Shri P.B.N Prasad receiving the students at Vijayawada, said that India is a unique nation, whose fabric has been woven by diverse linguistic, cultural and religious threads, which can be realised only through such cultural exchange programmes.
Ms Nusrat Mandrupkar, PRO, SC Railway Vijayawada Division, congratulated the students for being selected to visit the paired state of Punjab. She said that Railways is always at the forefront to support this noble cause of honouring the heroes of freedom struggle and remembering their contribution to the free India that we enjoy today. She further added that such programmes would generate the vibrancy to understand and appreciate among the people and to forge mutual bonding, thus securing an enriched value system of unity in the nation.
States and Union Territories in the country have been paired for an entire year and school students visit their respective paired states to forge a mutual bond. Andhra Pradesh is paired with Punjab under Ministry of Education’s initiative.
Under the aegis of Samagra Siksha, Department of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, 25 students representing ZP High Schools, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan, Navodaya Vidyalaaya and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya and AP model schools from across the state were set off on Monday to Jalandhar from Visakhapatnam via Vijayawada.
Shri T. Parthasaradhi, CTI, Station; Shri T. Ravi Prakash, Station Master; Smt. K. Sumalatha, SI, RPF , Shri Prasad, Health Inspector, Smt. Suhasini, Professr, Samagra Siksha Abhiyan, Andhra Pradesh; Shri P.N. Mallikarjunappa, AP Model School, Nandyal and staff participated in the flagging off ceremony which gave a warm send off to the students going to Punjab.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President Greets People of Odisha on Odisha Day
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has greeted the people of Odisha on the auspicious occasion of Odisha Day. In a message, he said that Odisha has a rich cultural heritage and it would continue on the path of economic and social progress with its industrious people.
Following is the text of Vice President’s message:
“I am happy to learn that Odisha Day is being celebrated on April 1, 2017.
Odisha has a rich cultural heritage reflected in the diversity of its monuments, arts, sculptures, literature, dance and music. The state also has a wealth of natural resources. With its industrious people, I am sure that Odisha would continue on the path of economic and social progress.
On this happy occasion, I extend my greetings and good wishes to the Government and the people of Odisha and wish all success to the Odisha Day celebrations.”
Ministry of Finance
Government Borrowing Plan for Second Half of FY 2022-23
The Government of India, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has finalized its borrowing programme for the second half  of FY 2022-23.
Out of the Gross Market borrowing of ₹14.31 lakh crore projected for FY 2022-23, the Government of India has decided to borrow ₹14.21 lakh crore during the FY 2022-23. Accordingly, the balance amount of ₹ 5.92 lakh crore  is planned to be borrowed in the second half of the fiscal year 2022-23  through dated securities, including ₹16,000 crore through issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds  as per the announcement made in the Union Budget 2022-23.
The gross market borrowing of ₹5.76 lakh crore  shall be completed through 20 weekly auctions. The market borrowing will be spread over 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 30 and 40 years securities. The share of borrowing  under different maturities will be: 2 year , 5 year , 7 year , 10 year , 14 year , 30 year  and 40 year . Details of the issuance of SGrB will be announced separately.
Government will continue to carry out switch operations to smoothen the redemption profile. Out of the ₹ 1,00,000 crore of budgeted  Switch amount, ₹ 56,103 crore of switch auctions have already been conducted and the balance amount of switch auctions will be conducted in H2.
Government will continue to exercise greenshoe option to retain an additional subscription of up to ₹2,000 crore against each of the securities indicated in the auction notification. The amount raised through this option will be limited to 3 to 5 per cent of the gross issuance for H2: FY 2022-23 and within the gross borrowing limit for the FY 2022-23.
Weekly borrowing through issuance of Treasury Bills in the third quarter  of FY 2022-23 is expected to be ₹22,000 crore with net borrowing of ₹  0.81 lakh crore during the quarter. There will be issuance of ₹10,000 crore under 91 DTBs, ₹6,000 crore under 182 DTBs and ₹6,000 crore under 364 DTBs through each auction conducted during the quarter.
To take care of temporary mismatches in Government accounts, the Reserve Bank of India has fixed the Ways and Mean Advances  limit for H2 of FY 2022-23 at ₹50,000 crore.
More details may be seen in the detailed Press Release available on the Websites of Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Announcement of Results of National Startup Awards 2020 on 6th October, 2020
The Results of the first edition of National Startup Awards will be released by Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal on 6thOctober, 2020 at 3:30 PM, at the National Media Centre, New Delhi. The virtual felicitation ceremony will be held in the august presence of Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Shri Som Parkash. The event will be webcast live on NIC, MyGov and related social media channels.
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  has conceived the first ever National Startup Awards to recognize and reward outstanding Startups and ecosystem enablers that are building innovative products or solutions and scalable enterprises, with high potential of employment generation or wealth creation, demonstrating measurable social impact. The measure of success is not only the financial gains for the investors but also the contribution to the social good.
The first edition of the Awards invited applications across 12 sectors which were further sub-classified into a total of 35 categories. These 12 sectors are Agriculture, Education, Enterprise Technology, Energy, Finance, Food, Health, Industry 4.0, Space, Security, Tourism and Urban Services. Apart from these, startups are to be selected from those which create impact in rural areas, are women-led and founded in academic campuses.
The winning Startups will get cash prizes of Rs 5 lakh each, along with opportunities to present their solutions to relevant public authorities and corporates, for potential pilot projects and work orders.
As key building blocks of a robust Startup ecosystem, one exceptional Incubator and one Accelerator each will get a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets the nation in Sanskrit on Sanskrit Day
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the nation on the Sanskrit Day and shared his greetings with the people in Sanskrit.
The Sanskrit text is as follows:
“भारतस्य समृद्धः इतिहासः संस्कृतिः परम्परा च संस्कृते अस्ति। संस्कृतस्य ज्ञानम् अस्मान् तेन समृद्ध-वैभवोपेत-अतीतेन सह योजयति।“
“संस्कृतप्रेमिभ्यः तथा च अस्याः सुन्दर्याः भाषायाः पठितृभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः संस्कृतदिवस-सन्दर्भे मम हार्दिक-शुभकामनाः।”
It implies that India’s rich history, culture and tradition are in Sanskrit. The knowledge of Sanskrit connects us with our rich literature, heritage and glorious past. On the occasion of Sanskrit Day I extend my heartfelt greetings to the scholars and students of this beautiful language.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Cabinet approves extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana  for another 6 months 
Move to benefit poor and vulnerable
Nearly Rs 3.4 lakh crore of financial outlay & more than 1,000 LMT of free foodgrains provided under PMGKAY
In keeping with the concern and sensitivity towards poor and vulnerable sections of society,the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana  scheme for another six months i.e., till September 2022 .
The Phase-V of PM-GKAY scheme was to end in March 2022. It may be recalled that the PM-GKAY has been under implementation since April 2020, as the largest food security program in the world.
The Government has spent approximately Rs. 2.60 Lakh Crore so far and another Rs. 80,000 Crore will be spent over the next 6 months till September 2022 taking the total expenditure under PM-GKAY to nearly Rs. 3.40 Lakh Crore.
This will cover nearly 80 crore beneficiaries across India and like before would be fully funded by the Government of India.
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly abated and economic activities are gathering momentum, this PM-GKAY extension would ensure that no poor household goes to bed without food during this time of recovery.
Under the extended PM-GKAY each beneficiary will get additional 5 kg free ration per person per month in addition to his normal quota of foodgrains under the NFSA. This means that every poor household would get nearly double the normal quantity of ration.
It is worth highlighting that the Government had allocated about 759 LMT of free foodgrains under the PM-GKAY till Phase V. With another 244 LMT of free foodgrains under this extension , the aggregate allocation of free foodgrains under the PM-GKAY now stand at 1,003 LMT of foodgrains.
The benefit of free ration can be availed through portability by any migrant labour or beneficiary under One Nation One Ration Card  plan from nearly 5 lakh ration shops across the country. So far, over 61 Crore portability transactions have benefitted the beneficiaries away from their homes.
This has been made possible due to highest ever procurement despite the century’s worst pandemic with highest ever payment to farmers by the Government. For this record production in the agricultural fields Indian Farmers –‘Annadata’ deserves to be complimented.
Ministry of Defence
Press Statement
The Chief of Army Staff , General Bipin Rawat today visited Western Command Headquarters and reviewed the operational preparedness along our western borders. During his visit, the Western Army Commander, Lieutenant General Surender Singh briefed and updated the Army Chief on the current operational situation, prevailing security environment and preparedness of the formations, specially in Amritsar and Samba Sectors.
The COAS interacted with officers of the Command Headquarters and complimented them for maintaining highest standards of training, operational readiness and exemplary synergy with the Indian Air Force.
The Army Chief directed the formations to ensure continued state of vigilance and alertness and be prepared to decisively deal with emerging challenges that may develop.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister of Israel
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a telephone call yesterday evening from the Prime Minister of Israel, H.E. Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu.
The leaders reviewed the excellent progress in bilateral relations. They also exchanged views on the global situation in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.
Ministry of Defence
Software Defined Radio  for Indian Army under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan
1. Communication is vital and critical to all military operations. The Combat Net Radio  is the mainstay of communications for the Indian Army in the battlefield. The contemporary CNR equipment in the Indian Army supports voice communication only and has limited or no data transmission capability. To arm the soldiers with advantages offered by technology and equip him to fight a war in the Net–Centric battle space, present radios are to be replaced soon by indigenously developed Software Defined Radio , which have enhanced data transmission capability, enhanced voice clarity and data transmission accuracy in spectrally noisy environments, support multiple waveforms, greater system security and better communication survivability in clear and secure mode to meet the operational requirements of the Indian Army.
2. Indian Army is in the process to revamp its communication systems by procuring Very/Ultra High Frequency Manpack SDRs under Make-II category. After successful evaluation of vendor responses, Project Sanction Order  has now been issued to 18 Indian vendors to start prototype development. The contract will be placed with one of the firms post successful development of prototype as per provisions of Buy  category of DAP 2020.
3. Development of V/UHF Manpack SDR under Make-II will be a game changer for Indian Army. It is in sync with the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” policy of the Government which will lead to “Self Reliance” in advanced communication systems.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM meets with His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has met with His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in New Delhi today.
Both the dignitaries have discussed the various ideas to further strengthen the close and unique India-Bhutan friendship. Shri Modi has also conveyed his appreciation for the guiding vision provided by successive Druk Gyalpos in shaping relations between India and Bhutan."
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Had a warm meeting with His Majesty the King of Bhutan. Discussed various ideas to further strengthen the close and unique India-Bhutan friendship. Conveyed my appreciation for the guiding vision provided by successive Druk Gyalpos in shaping our relations."
Ministry of Culture
Republic Day celebrated at Prayagraj Kumbh today
Republic Day was celebrated at Prayagraj Kumbh, today, with enthusiasm and patriotic fervor. Besides administrative officers, Saints and seers also unfurled the tricolour at their camps to celebrate the Republic Day.
A camp was set up by Baba Balkeshwar Nath in sector 14 to pay homage to the soldiers who have sacrificed their lives to the country. Tricolour was unfurled by saints and family members of the martyrs this morning. Similarly saints and seers of Atal Akhara also unfurled the Tricolour at their Akhara and sung National Anthem. They also distributed sweets to the people. Chief Executive officer of Prayagraj Mela Authority Vijay Kiran Anand IAS unfurled the national flag at authority office. Mela police Chief Deputy Inspector General KP Singh also unfurled the Tricolour.
Saints and Seers at Pilot Baba also celebrated Republic Day this morning.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
219.21 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
5,93,963 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at 26,583
Active cases stand at 0.06%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.76%
2,594 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,40,68,557
2,678 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
89.81 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 2,37,952 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Home Affairs
Criminal Law Reform Committee
A Committee has been constituted under the Chairpersonship of the Vice Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi to suggest reforms in the Criminal laws. The Ministry of Home Affairs have also sought suggestions from Governors, Chief Ministers of States, Lieutenant Governors  and Administrators of Union Territories, Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, Hon’ble Chief Justices of various High Courts, Bar Council of India, Bar Council of various States and various Universities/ Law Institutes on comprehensive amendments in Criminal laws. The suggestions received and the Report of the Committee are subject to examination by the Ministry of Home Affairs in consultation with all stakeholders.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Rajya Sabha today.